Tourism Comes to Luang Prabang, Lao... Nov 18, 2008
Tourism Comes to Luang Prabang, Laos: Cultural and Adventure Travel in Former Royal Capital ... Tourism Comes to Luang Prabang, Laos ... Tourism Comes to Luang Prabang, Laos. (Suite101.com)
Get away on a journey through Southeast Asia Oct 18, 2008
Included are breakfast daily (except for your last day, in Singapore), hotel taxes, airport-hotel transfers, three local flights (Siem Reap to Vientiane, Vientiane to Luang Prabang, and Luang Prabang to Singapore via Bangkok), a boat ride to Pak Ou Caves, guided sightseeing tours, admission fees as per the itinerary, the services of an English-speaking tour guide, and transportation in a private, air-conditioned vehicle with complimentary cold towels and drinking water ... Trip details: The... (MSNBC -- Travel)
A requiem for Asia's unique, remote places Oct 5, 2008
On a chilly predawn in Laos' wondrous and once-secluded Luang Prabang, scruffy European backpackers and well-heeled American tourists have staked out their firing positions ... Later that day, a prince of the former royal capital struggling to preserve his town's cultural legacy, protests: "For many tourists, coming to Luang Prabang is like going on safari. But our monks are not monkeys or buffaloes." ... Cradled deep in a Mekong River valley, cut off from most of the world by the Vietnam War,... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Laos reports bird flu outbreak Sep 10, 2008
HANOI, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Samples from dead ducks in Laos' northern Luang Prabang province have been tested positive to bird flu virus, prompting local authorities to cull thousands of poultry to curb the disease's spread, Lao newspaper Vientiane Times reported Tuesday. The authorities, already culling 3,000 fowls, plan to cull over7,000 others in the province's Nambak district. (Xinhuanet, China)
China damned over floods Aug 23, 2008
Flood waters in recent days inundated parts of Luang Prabang and Vientiane provinces in Laos and at least seven northern provinces in Thailand ... 48 million), while the Vientiane Times, a state-controlled Lao newspaper, cited an unofficial government report that the floods would cost Luang Prabang province alone some 100 billion kip (US$11. (Asia Times Online)
* Destructive floods break banks of Mekong River Aug 19, 2008
Mudslides also cut the main road from Vientiane to the ancient capital of Luang Prabang, a city of temples and monasteries where the Mekong waters also rose. In parts of northeastern Thailand, officials said the Mekong had reached its highest level in 30 years, inundating farmlands and forcing the evacuation of thousands of people in along the river, which divides Thailand from Laos. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Southeast Asia flooding hits cyclone-weary Myanmar Aug 16, 2008
The flooding also cut electricity in some parts of the old royal capital of Luang Prabang, a popular tourist destination, the Web site reported. It added that the main road between Vientiane and Luang Prabang had been cut off by a landslide. (AL.com)
World travelers face rejection from blood banks Aug 7, 2008
Have you seen the World Heritage city of Luang Prabang, Laos. Visited the colorful markets of Bolivia. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Sainyabouli, Elephant City of Laos Jul 21, 2008
Have been to Vientiane, Vang Vieng, Luang Prabang and even to Luang Nam Tha and Si Phan Don ... A new road linking it to Luang Prabang along with a bridge on the Mekong should be completed by 2010 ... Buses leave Luang Prabang from the southern bus station. (Suite101.com)
A Brief History of Laos Jul 5, 2008
1560: King Setthathirat moves the capital from Luang Prabang to Vientiane ... 1707: Lan Xang breaks into three weak kingdoms: Luang Prabang in the north, Vientiane in the center and Champassak in the south. (Suite101.com)
Miss Ireland upstages lady in red Jun 10, 2008
Thirty-three years after the communist government overthrew the king and seized power, the south-east Asian nation has just produced its first privately funded movie, Good Morning, Luang Prabang. Tuesday, 10 June 2008. (Yahoo News -- Beauty Pageants)
* FEATURE: A premier in every sense, Laos releases its first film Jun 9, 2008
Entitled Sabaidee Luang Prabang, or Good Morning, Luang Prabang, its the first commercial movie shot here since Laos adopted communism in 1975 ... Its makers hope to open a window onto Laos, beginning with the Pak Se delta, then zooming to the capital Vientiane and ending in the World Heritage-listed town of Luang Prabang. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Getting Gods attention May 24, 2008
In Luang Prabang province, they have found stones sculptured with stars and a possible sun. One bronze drum from Thailand has been dated at 5,600 years old. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
One reporter's odyssey tracking his uncle's legacy in Laos Apr 22, 2008
Luang PrabanG, Laos - I try to keep it simple ... After tracking down some of Lou's old friends, pictures, and writings, I landed in Luang Prabang, the Buddhist-enshrined city where he spent two years running the USAID office before it closed in 1974 ... In Luang Prabang, everyone had a friend or relative who fled the Communist Pathet Lao soon after the abrupt American pullout in 1974 and '75. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
An ancient town in Laos grapples with modernity Apr 14, 2008
Western and Asian tourists jockey for position to photograph Buddhist monks in Luang Prabang, Laos, on February 19 ... Luang Prabang, a place of mists and temples in the mountains of central Laos, was until recently one of the last pristine remnants of traditional culture in a region that is rapidly leaving its past behind ... The Buddhist heart of Luang Prabang - the tranquility that attracts visitors from abroad - is being defiled, he said. (International Herald Tribune)
Neighbourly tiesIs Laos happy to be another of China's economic proteges? Apr 9, 2008
Mr Sun, owner of the Mekong Hotel and Apartments on Luang Prabang Road in central Vientiane, came to Laos 15 years ago. He now considers Vientiane his second home. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Tourists extend lifeline to Laos elephants Apr 2, 2008
Concern over the future of Laos elephants if this elephant-human conflict continues has prompted the rise in recent years of organisations such as ElefantAsia, businesses such as the Luang Prabang-based Elephant Park Project, and the elephant watchtower in the Phou Khao Khouay National Protected Area near Vientiane ... Elephant Park, which is privately financed, is also targeting tourists with a two-day Live like a Mahout programme to learn the skills of a elephant keeper, and offers... (India Times)
Mass tourism swamps Asia's lost gems Mar 25, 2008
Tourists jockey for position to photograph Buddhist monks in Luang Prabang, Laos. Once a French colonial outpost, Luang Prabang today has become a favorite stop on the backpacker circuit ... LUANG PRABANG, Laos - On a chilly pre-dawn in this wondrous and once-secluded place, scruffy European backpackers and well-heeled American tourists have staked out their firing positions. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Post a comment Feb 8, 2008
Posted by: Eskil, Luang Prabang, Laos 08 February 2008. When will we accept that the ONLY solution to reducing emissions is turning to extensive public transportation and redesigning our cities so that more can be done on foot, bicycle, etc. (International Herald Tribune)
Signs of Hawaiian Life in the Universe Feb 3, 2008
COURTESY PHOTO The Hawaii Handweavers Hui was on a textile tour in Southeast Asia when they visited a village outside Luang Prabang, Laos. On the wall of the head weaver's studio was a photo of Diamond Head. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Fear of foreigners in Laos Feb 2, 2008
LUANG PRABANG, Laos - It is has been one year since Sompawn Khantisouk was abducted by men believed to be local police officers ... Although the Hmong insurgency, which simmered on throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s, is now more or less over, there are reports of occasional skirmishes and ambushes involving hill-tribe bands, mostly in the area around Phou Bia mountains south of the Plain of Jars, and near the town of Kasi on the main road between Vientiane and Luang Prabang. (Asia Times Online)
Roadblocks on the Great Asian Highway Jan 23, 2008
Chinese tourists who do travel south of the casino often see Luang Nam Tha as only a convenient place to have lunch on the way to Luang Prabang or Vientiane, the industry sources say. In addition to reaping less economic benefits, Laos will also likely have to deal with disproportionate social and environmental costs, people monitoring the project say. (Asia Times Online)
Rooms with views: Vistas worth the splurge Jan 15, 2008
La Rsidence Phou Vao, LaosWith its lush mountain setting, Buddhist temples and excellent French-Lao eateries, Luang Prabang in Laos is among Asias most scenic destinations. For a matchless view of this World Heritage town, book a sojourn at La Rsidence Phou Vao. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Laggard Laos turns the economic corner Jan 10, 2008
Meanwhile, large parts of the country still survive at basic subsistence levels and village life in places like the remote northeastern provinces of Houa Phan and Phong Saly is still a primitive world apart from Vientiane and even the old sleepy royal capital of Luang Prabang, where a foreign tourism-driven boom is underway. Still, economic and social change has definitely arrived in Laos and no amount of ideological training for civil servants is going to turn back the capitalist tide as long... (Asia Times Online)
More low-cost airlines in Asia means more of everything, including crashes Dec 28, 2007
The low-cost airlines have also increased traffic to destinations like Luang Prabang, the old royal capital of Laos. According to figures compiled by the international flight information company OAG, the number of low-cost flights in the Asia-Pacific region has grown from 3,900 six years ago to over 60,000 today. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Chinese goods transform life in Southeast Asia Dec 27, 2007
Villagers ride their cheap Chinese motorcycles, which sell for as little as $440, down a badly rutted dirt road to the markets of Luang Prabang, the charming city of Buddhist temples along the Mekong that draws flocks of foreign tourists ... "The quality of the Japanese brands is much better," said Gu Silibapaan, a 31-year-old motorcycle mechanic in Luang Prabang. (International Herald Tribune)
* Vietnam looks to Laos for power Dec 26, 2007
Vietnam's main energy company expects to wrap up a feasibility study by April for a dam near Luang Prabang, the former Lao royal capital, that would dwarf existing dams in the landlocked country, state media has reported ... The Luang Prabang dam is slated for operation in 2014 with a capacity of 1,410 megawatts under a memorandum of understanding Laos signed with the PetroVietnam Power Corporation in mid-October, a Lao government website says. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Budget airlines cutting corners, not just prices Dec 23, 2007
The low-cost airlines have also boosted traffic to destinations like Luang Prabang, the former royal capital of Laos. According to figures compiled by the international flight information company OAG, the number of low-cost flights in the Asia-Pacific region has grown from 3,900 six years ago to more than 60,000 today. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
The 53 places to go in 2008 Dec 11, 2007
And global nomads are heading to Luang Prabang to sample the Laotian tasting menu at 3 Nagas (www. 3nagas. (International Herald Tribune)
Cycling in Laos Nov 30, 2007
During the cruise, you'll stop at the Buddhist caves at Pak Ou and at Luang Prabang, where French colonial architecture meets historic temples. You'll spend about three days in the mountain-enclosed, riverside city of Luang Prabang, with visits to the Kuang Sii Waterfalls for a swim and picnic lunch and to villages specializing in handcrafts ... Be ready to cycle up two steep hills as you leave Luang Prabang it's the most physically challenging part of the trip. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Filling In The Blanks Of Southeast Asian Prehistory Oct 27, 2007
In 2001, Dr. White first visited Laos for an archaeological assessment survey of the region around Luang Prabang, by the great Mekong River and its nearby tributaries ... The MMAP survey group, a collaboration of U.S., Lao, British, Australian, and Thai colleagues, divided into two separate teams for rapid surveys of three tributaries of the Mekong River in Luang Prabang province ... The 2007 test excavation site, the Phou Phaa Khao Rockshelter site, provided Dr. White and her team with new... (Science Daily)
Luang Prabang Sep 23, 2007
I want to work in a restaurant or hotel, so I hope more tourists come. " "Are your parents happy you went away. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Luang Prabang: Wats, river mists and iced cappuccino Jul 29, 2007
Wat Xieng Thong is arguably the lovliest of the temples at Luang Prabang ... Kristi Ross, Contributor, Luang Prabang, Laos ... If Luang Prabang (also known as Loungphrabang) didn't exist, only a poet or an opium dreamer would dare invent it. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Orient Express Cars Return Jun 3, 2007
The U.S. Embassy in Laos reported news of sporadic fighting between government forces and rebels in the area of Vang Vieng in northern Vientiane province, and warned against ground travel north from Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang. U.S. Embassy personnel are prohibited from taking personal journeys in the area on Route 13 and contiguous roads. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Where the spirit of '67 lives on May 28, 2007
Fifteen years ago, this former French colony was barely known to tourists, especially its old capital, Luang Prabang - 11 hours from Vientiane by road. But in 1995 it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site and with that a gentle trickle of adventurous travellers has arrived - lured by the Theravada Buddhist temples, out-of-this-world scenery and royal heritage. (Guardian Unlimited)
Secret shelterLaos opens Vietnam War caves in remote "hidden valley" May 22, 2007
Even in peacetime it takes two days to drive to Viengxay from either Vientiane, the capital of Laos, or Luang Prabang, its second city. During the secret war in Laos it was almost impossible. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Bangkok shaken by 6.1 earthquake May 17, 2007
The quake occurred at 3:56 p.m. (0856 GMT) at a point 155 kilometers (97 miles) west-northwest of the Laotian city of Luang Prabang, said the USGS. The region is sparsely populated, with little urban development. The quake caused high-rise buildings in Bangkok to sway, and many offices were evacuated, with their panicky occupants gathered in the street. (CNN -- International)
Laos hit by powerful quake May 17, 2007
1 and struck not far from the northern city of Luang Prabang, the US Geological Survey reported ... The earthquake struck 155km (97 miles) west-north-west of Luang Prabang at just before 1600 local time (0900GMT), the USGS reported ... But it was little felt in Luang Prabang. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Laos quake rattles Bangkok May 16, 2007
The USGS says the quake hit shortly before 7:00pm almost 150 kilometres from the ancient Lao capital of Luang Prabang, a world heritage site on account of its centuries-old Buddhist pagodas and temples. Luang Prabang residents say they felt only minor shaking. (ABC News Online, Australia -- World)
Laos earthquake shakes Bangkok buildings May 16, 2007
gov) said the quake, which hit at 0856 GMT (1856 AEST), was 148km from the ancient Lao capital of Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang is a world heritage site on account of its centuries-old Buddhist pagodas and temples. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
The struggle to save classic Thai architecture May 8, 2007
Some 700 years ago, the Lanna kingdom dominated most of what is now northern Thailand, stretching from the Xishuangbanna Province in China to Luang Prabang in Laos and to some parts of Burma. The kingdom was annexed by Siam in the early 20th century, which slowly eroded the Lanna identity. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Hide and chic Mar 3, 2007
An old French colonial house on the outskirts of Luang Prabang, Satri is straight out of the film Indochine and feels more like a home than a hotel. Luang Prabang has over 1,000 monks, and its temples and beautifully preserved French colonial architecture mean there's plenty to see and do ... 057 Phothisarath Road, Ban That Luang, Luang Prabang (00856 7125 3491, ). (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)
Savoring the view from Southeast Asia Mar 2, 2007
On a recent two-day boat journey down the Mekong river from Huai Sai, Laos, to Luang Prabang, I was unnerved for a time by a wild ride through rapids that had the crew yelling at the hundred or so passengers, "Must sit down! Must sit down!" Luck and the captain's skill, it seemed to us, got us past the boulders and violent whirlpools. Though it may have helped that the captain's wife was just behind him praying to beat the band and flinging flower petals at the boulder spirits as we hurtled by. (Boston Globe)
Beneath the attraction of Laos' enchantment Feb 11, 2007
The stories of the three historically important towns and cities of Laos -- today's capital, Vientiane, and the old royal seats of Luang Prabang and Champasak, are told comprehensively by Martin Stuart Fox, a one-time journalist in Laos and Vietnam in the 1960s, and, subsequently, a historian and authority on Laos at the University of Queensland ... Today, there is a slightly comical reminder of those days in Luang Prabang, a lovely picture postcard mix of Buddhist temples and old French... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
* Laid-back Laos has a capital to match Jan 17, 2007
Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Luang Prabang, Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi X a vacation can start to feel like a mail route as you dutifully hit every beach and temple ... And just as Laos is often overshadowed by Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia, Vientiane is usually left in the shade by scenic Luang Prabang ... The city had expanded quite a bit since taking over as capital from Luang Prabang, he said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
The French-Thai War Jan 14, 2007
Paklai opposite Luang Prabang and Champasak (Bassac) in 1904. Battambang, Srisophon and Siamrap in 1907. (Ocnus.net)
